Madison Griffiths
Madison Griffiths the author of Tissue, out now with Ultimo Press, and the co-recipient of the Walkley Foundation's 2022 Our Watch Award for Reporting on Violence Against Women.
- Opinion
- University
I thought dating my uni tutor made me special. For him, it was a pattern
At the time, it didn’t feel particularly sordid, given there were only a handful of years between us in age. But later, I began to reflect on the inequity of power.
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- Opinion
- Pets
An unremarkable mutt in Melbourne, my dog is a celebrity in Sydney
Among a sea of cavoodles and chihuahuas, my gigantic hound, who arguably looks like a wizard-turned-greyhound with a mane, leaves a lasting impact.
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- Opinion
- Life in the ’burbs
My suburb on the city fringe has a claim to fame, but it’s no one-trick pony
A Shake’n’Dog at Wendy’s and a movie from Blockbuster - my childhood at the end of the line was charmed. My suburb has since transformed, but my family name can rekindle the past.
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- Opinion
- Sex & relationships
How 2024 became the year of the trophy boyfriend
From Travis Kelce to Barry Keoghan and Adam Hyde, the “first boyfriends” of A-List women set the internet on fire this year.
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- Opinion
- Abortion
Once again, women’s bodies are back at the mercy of men and their ‘consciences’
The renewed debate in Australia has been a stark reminder that the lawfulness of abortion rests in the hands of politicians whose views aren’t made public before election day.
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- Opinion
- Discrimination
Want MPs to support abuse victims? Maybe don’t threaten them with jail time
If we want to make the silence of Parliament House bystanders a prosecutable offence, we must also ask: who are we at risk of silencing in the process?
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- Opinion
- Social media
‘Aspirational mundanity’: Inside the new TikTok trend with 150 billion views
Influencers like Alix Earle have turned their morning routines into multi-million incomes thanks to the power of the GRWM video. Here’s why we can’t look away.
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- Opinion
- Dating
Geminis swipe left: How star signs and astrological dating became mainstream
In the space of a few years, looking to the heavens to find love has moved from the fringes of woo-woo relationship theory and become the new normal.
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- Opinion
- Women's health
Men are writhing in pain and millions of women can’t stop watching
A new TikTok trend featuring period simulators is going viral. But should women’s pain be an online gimmick?
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Do I want to freeze my eggs? Or does Instagram want me to?
Women should be free to make choices about their own bodies. But how free are we really when social media is influencing our decisions?
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